Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.236389,-92.971111
Carries US 67 over Delisle Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 193.8 Feet
Span Length: 88.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Delisle Creek on US 67
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1956
Built: 1929
Location: Hot Spring County
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Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 34.416009,-92.739123
Carries Francois Road (CR 180) over Rayburn Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 29.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Rayburn Creek on Francois Road (CR 180)
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Hot Spring County
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100486
Side view
Photo taken 2005 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
100487
Deck view
Photo taken 2005 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.468056,-92.855278
Carries Gourd Neck Road (CR 77) over Cove Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 88.9 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Rebuilt pony truss bridge over Cove Creek on Gourd Neck Road (CR 77)
History: Built ca. 1920; rebuilt 2000
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Hot Spring County
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100488
Oblique view
Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Side view
Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Train car chassis
The original trusses were grafted to the side of a train car chassis.
Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Middle pier
The trusses are not directly connected to the pier.
Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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View from a distance
Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Deck view
Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Close-up of truss
Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Outriggers
Photo taken Sept. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Underneath
Composed of two rail cars nearly side by side. A local told me that the original bridge was single lane with wood decking.
Photo taken by Fred Garcia in August 2011
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Truss Outriggers
The truss' that are scabbed onto the rail car sides basically do no provide any structural support, and serve more like a guardrail. No weight limits were posted on either approach.
Photo taken by Fred Garcia in August 2011
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Side View - Upstream
Note that there is a low-head dam, stream depth gauge, and old boiler tubes/caissons are stair stepped on the west approach/abutment for erosion control.
Photo taken by Fred Garcia in August 2011
Status: Replaced by a modern bridge
Location: 34.347690,-92.881534
Carries Grigsby Ford Road (CR 30) over Ouachita River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details:
One pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
One pin-connected, 8-panel Parker through truss
One pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 383.7 Feet
Span Length: 162.0 Feet
Overview: Lost three-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River on Grigsby Ford Road (CR 30) southwest of Malvern
History: Built 1909; replaced 2000
Built: 1909
Location: Hot Spring County
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100496
Overview
Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
100497
Main span
Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
100498
Approach
Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Current Grigsby Ford Bridge
Summer 2002
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar
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Photo taken by J Lance
Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 34.438066,-92.878573
Carries Arkansas Midland Railroad over Cove Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss railroad bridge over Cove Creek on Arkansas Midland Railroad next to US 270
History: Built 1901
Built: 1901
Location: Hot Spring County
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100499
Overview
Photo taken Feb. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Portal
Photo taken Feb. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Deck view
Photo taken Feb. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
100502
Behind portal
Photo taken Feb. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Date marker above portal
Photo taken Feb. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Underneath
Photo taken Feb. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Stone abutment
Photo taken Feb. 2002 by Wayne Kizziar
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia
112180
Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia
112181
Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia
112182
Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Midway Road (CR 15) over Prairie Bayou
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 147.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Prairie Bayou on Midway Road (CR 15) just south of I-30
History: Built ca. 1920; collapsed ca. 1996; replaced by a new bridge 1999
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Hot Spring County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.238333,-92.958333
Carries US 67 over Ouachita River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details:
Open-spandrel concrete arches reinforced with steel deck plate girders
Total Length: 1176.5 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet
Overview: Three-span arch bridge over Ouachita River on US 67
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1957
Built: 1929
Location: Hot Spring County
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112750
Southeast View
Note after-market steel girders. Ouachita River flowing BIG!
Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia in March 2008
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Southeast View
Pipelines are slung on both sides of the bridge.
Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia in March 2008
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Northeast View
Northern approach is considerably longer than the the bridge itself. Bridge structure not visible from roadway.
Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia in March 2008
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Oblique View Looking South West
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in August 2008
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Underneath Looking West
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar
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Underside Arch Detail
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in August 2008
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Oblique View Looking North West
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in August 2008
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Close Up Of West Side Pier
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in August 2008
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Old Railing Remnant
What appears to be a small section of the original railing under the bridge now serving as rip-rap. Apparently dropped here during rehab in '57.
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in August 2008
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Photo taken by Fred Garcia
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Photo taken by Fred Garcia
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Photo taken by Fred Garcia
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 34.441275,-92.722534
Carries Red Wagon Road (CR 72) over Ten Mile Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Ten Mile Creek on Red Wagon Road (CR 72)
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Hot Spring County
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100506
Side view
Photo taken 2005 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
100507
Deck view
Photo taken 2005 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 34.386036,-92.838454
Carries AR 84 over Ouachita River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: West span: Pin-connected, 8-panel, 160-foot Camelback Pratt through truss
Center span: Pin-connected, 11-panel, 220-foot Parker through truss
East span: Pin-connected, 8-panel, 160-foot Camelback Pratt through truss
Total Length: 526.9 Feet
Span Length: 209.0 Feet
Overview: Lost three-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River on AR 84 in Malvern
History: Built 1900 by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; destroyed by flooding in 1990
Built: 1900
Location: Hot Spring County
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100508
Deck view, 1988
This photo by Wayne Kizziar shows the damaged bridge deck in 1988
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HAER photo: Side view
These black-and-white photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was destroyed
HAER photos taken July 1988 by Louise T. Taft
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HAER photo: East portal
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HAER photo: Deck view
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HAER photo: Leaning pier
This pier was leaning upstream at about a 10 percent angle.
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Plaque
One of the original plaques is now in the Boyle House Museam in Malvern:
Photo by Wayne Kizziar
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Restoration marker
Photo by Wayne Kizziar
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New bridge plaque
Photo taken December 2005 by Wayne Kizziar
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Pile of girders
After the 1990 flood, the east and central spans were removed, but the wreckage of the west span was not removed until 2004.
Wreckage photos by Wayne Kizziar
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Standing girder
Photo by Wayne Kizziar
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Pinned joint
Photo by Wayne Kizziar
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Portal bracing
Photo by Wayne Kizziar
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Steel pier
Photo by Wayne Kizziar
100521
Construction of new bridge
Work on the replacement bridge finally started in 2004.
Photo by Dan Waite
100522
Old west pier
Construction work has uncovered this intact pier on the west bank
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by Wayne Kizziar
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New piers
Work proceeded slowly on the new bridge
Photo taken Feb. 2005 by Wayne Kizziar
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Almost done
By December the new bridge was almost finished
Photo taken Dec. 2005 by Dan Waite
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Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar
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Wagons crossing the bridge ca. 1908
Horse drawn wagons cross the bridge in 1908. Exact date and photographer unknown. Photo courtesy of The Hot Spring Co. Historical Society and The Boyle House Museum , Malvern Arkansas.
Photo posted by Wayne Kizziar, original photographer unknown.
Status: Replaced by a modern bridge in 1994
Location: 34.215413,-92.997107
Carries CR 647 over Ouachita River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 414.1 Feet
Span Length: 140.1 Feet
Overview: Lost two-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River on CR 647
History: Built 1909; replaced 1994
Built:
Location: Hot Spring County
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100525
Overview
Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Portal
Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
112846
Replacement Witherspoon Bridge
10-06-01
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar
Status: Ruins
Location: 34.349020,-92.881680
Carries Trapp Mountain Railroad over Ouachita River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Ouachita River on Trapp Mountain Railroad
History: Built ca. 1915; Removed in the 1930s
Built: 1915
Location: Hot Spring County
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113151
Piers
All photos August 2002
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar
113152
Pier
These piers are huge, easily 20' high and 12' around.
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar
113153
Concrete footings in the river. East bank piers just visible in the foliage.
Prior to 1995 there were two full piers in the river. One standing and one toppled but whole. Now only the footings remain. Possibly removed around the time the old Grigsby Ford Road Bridge was demolished.
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.227306,-92.809778
Carries CR 33 (Leau Fraiz Road) over L'Eau Frais Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over L'Eau Frais Creek on CR 33 (Leau Fraiz Road)
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Hot Spring County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.448056,-92.833611
Carries AR 51 over Gold Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Gold Creek on AR 51
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1970
Built: 1928
Location: Hot Spring County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 34.241161,-92.920279
Carries US 67 over Uprr & Pine Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony/through plate girder
Total Length: 615.2 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Uprr & Pine Street on US 67
History: Built 1934; Replaced 2017
Built: 1934
Location: Hot Spring County
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193265
Overview
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in July 2010
193266
Deck View
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in July 2010
193267
Oblique
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in July 2010
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Builders Plate
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in July 2010
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Underneath
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in July 2010
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries CR 77 over Cove Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Cove Creek on CR 77
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Hot Spring County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.429490,-92.939383
Carries State Hwy 171 over Tributary of Slunger Creek
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone culvert bridge over Tributary of Slunger Creek on State Hwy 171
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Hot Spring County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.270347,-93.127831
Carries Sh 128 over De Rouche Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over De Rouche Creek on Sh 128
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Hot Spring County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.348366,-93.183790
Carries Navaho Trail over Big Hill Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Big Hill Creek on Navaho Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Hot Spring County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 34.459200,-92.889457
Carries Sh 51 over Stony Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Stony Creek on Sh 51
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Hot Spring County
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East Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in January 2018
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West Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in January 2018
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
